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Audiophile Standard Low-noise LDO regulators and dual-independent power supplies used in the K13 R2R provide both isolation and stability while premium film capacitors and precision resistors are there to deliver consistency in the R2R ladder.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Decades-old paper and electrolytic capacitors are almost guaranteed to be bad.
—David Schneider, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Aug. 2025
The capacitor in the pressure washer can overheat and burst, potentially ejecting parts and posing a serious injury risk to the user or bystanders due to impact, according to the post.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
The importance of load independence Traditional WPT systems need inductors and capacitors to have precise component values in a bid to achieve stable operation.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Decades-old paper and electrolytic capacitors are almost guaranteed to be bad.
—David Schneider, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Aug. 2025
The capacitor in the pressure washer can overheat and burst, potentially ejecting parts and posing a serious injury risk to the user or bystanders due to impact, according to the post.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
The importance of load independence Traditional WPT systems need inductors and capacitors to have precise component values in a bid to achieve stable operation.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Capacitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capacitor. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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capacitor
noun
ca·pac·i·tor
kə-ˈpas-ət-ər 
: a device for storing electric charge
called also condenser
Medical Definition
capacitor
noun
ca·pac·i·tor
kə-ˈpas-ət-ər
: a device giving capacitance and usually consisting of conducting plates or foils separated by thin layers of dielectric (as air or mica) with the plates on opposite sides of the dielectric layers oppositely charged by a source of voltage and the electrical energy of the charged system stored in the polarized dielectric
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